Richard Tsong Lee, MD

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

A80861 Issued in CA

Practice address

1000 Fivepoint
Irvine, CA 92618-2621

Phone

(800) 826-4673

NPI assigned

Mar 24, 2008

Last updated

Apr 13, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA, OH2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Medical Oncology

Education

George Washington University School of Medicine, 2001

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

City of Hope Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 3779751656, 964 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• City of Hope Helford Clinical Research Hospital Hospital, Duarte, CA, CCN 050146

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.8 of 100Reported as group

Quality

78.51

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.37

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: direct@cityofhope.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: richardlee@uhhs.allscriptsdirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: rlee87336@cityofhope.direct-ci.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• City of Hope Medical Foundation

  dba City of Hope Duarte

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Duarte, CA
  • NPI 1871886366
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1669499414
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• City of Hope Medical Foundation

  dba City of Hope Newport Beach

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Newport Beach, CA
  • NPI 1558930859
  NPD
• University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Inc

  dba UH Ahuja Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Beachwood, OH
  • NPI 1609189604
  NPD (past)
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  dba Uhcmc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1043397292
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• City of Hope National Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Duarte, CA
  • NPI 1750358297
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 512185",
            "city": "LOS ANGELES",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "900510185",
            "telephone_number": "626-256-4673"
        },
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            "address_1": "1000 FIVEPOINT",
            "city": "IRVINE",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "926182621",
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        }
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-03-24",
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        "status": "A"
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            "state": "TX"
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            "endpoint": "direct@cityofhope.direct-ci.com",
            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "address_1": "1500 Duarte Rd",
            "city": "Duarte",
            "state": "CA",
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        }
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    "other_names": []
}

• Patrick Wah Lee, D.D.S
• Paul Stephen Lee, MD
• Percy PO-Yih Lee, M.D.
• Peter J Lee, DDS
• Ray J Lee, MD
• Robert Lee, DMD
• Roger Lee, D.C.
• Ronald Lee, MD
• Sandra Lee
• Sandy Oak Lee, MD

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Irvine, CA
• Providers in Irvine, CA by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.